The BootWare program is stored in the built-in flash memory of each member device. It comprises one basic segment and one extended segment. The basic segment enables the system to complete basic initialization, and the extended segment bootstraps the Comware software images.

Table 1 lists the menus that each segment provides and the major tasks you can perform from these menus. You can access these menus only during system startup.

Table 1 BootWare menus

BootWare segment	Menu	Tasks	Reference
Basic	BASIC BOOT	· Update the BootWare. · Start the BootWare extended segment.	Using the BASIC BOOT menu
Extended	EXTENDED BOOT	· Download Comware software. · Select files for startup. · Restore factory-default configuration	Using the EXTENDED BOOT menu
Extended	EXTENDED ASSISTANT	· Examine system memory. · Search system memory.	Using the EXTENDED ASSISTANT menu

Restrictions and guidelines

Use BootWare menus for software upgrade only when you cannot access the CLI. From BootWare menus, you can upgrade IRF member devices only one by one.

To upgrade software on an IRF member device from its BootWare menus, make sure you have one connection to its console port and one connection to its management port. You can only access the BootWare menus through the console port. The management port can be used for file transfer.

Availability of some menu options depends on the password recovery capability setting.

Using the BASIC BOOT menu

To access the BASIC BOOT menu:

1. Connect a configuration terminal to the console port of the device.

2. Power on the device.

Starting......

Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC BOOT MENU...

Press Ctrl+T to start heavy memory test

3. Press Ctrl+D within three seconds after the " Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC BOOT MENU..." prompt message appears. If you fail to do this within the time limit, the system starts to run the extended BootWare segment.

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* BASIC BOOTROM, Version 214 *

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BASIC BOOT MENU

1. Update full BootRom

2. Update extended BootRom

3. Update basic BootRom

4. Boot extended BootRom

0. Reboot

Ctrl+U: Access BASIC ASSISTANT MENU

Enter your choice(0-4):

Table 2 BASIC BOOT menu options

Option	Task
<1> Update full BootRom	Update the entire BootWare, including the basic segment and the extended segment.
<2> Update extended BootRom	Update the extended BootWare segment.
<3> Update basic BootRom	Update the basic BootWare segment.
<4> Boot extended BootRom	Run the extended BootWare segment.
<0> Reboot	Reboot the device.

Updating the entire BootWare

To update the entire BootWare, enter 1 in the BASIC BOOT menu.

Enter your choice(0-4): 1

Please select your download baudrate:

1.* 9600

2. 19200

3. 38400

4. 57600

5. 115200

0. Return to boot menu

Enter your choice(0-5):

Download baudrate is 9600 bps

Please change the terminal's baudrate to 9600 bps and select XMODEM protocol

Press enter key when ready

Now please start transfer file with XMODEM protocol

If you want to exit, Press <Ctrl+X>

Loading ...CCCCCCCCCCC...Done.

Will you Update Basic BootRom? (Y/N):Y

Updating Basic BootRom...........Done.

Updating extended BootRom? (Y/N):Y

Updating extended BootRom.........Done.

Updating the extended BootWare segment

If the extended BootWare segment is corrupt, enter 2 in the BASIC BOOT menu to update it.

Enter your choice(0-4): 2

Please select your download baudrate:

1.* 9600

2. 19200

3. 38400

4. 57600

5. 115200

0. Return to boot menu

Enter your choice(0-5):

Download baudrate is 9600 bps

Please change the terminal's baudrate to 9600 bps and select XMODEM protocol

Press enter key when ready

Now please start transfer file with XMODEM protocol

If you want to exit, Press <Ctrl+X>

Loading ...CCCCCCCCCCCCCC ...Done.

Updating extended BootRom? (Y/N):Y

Updating extended BootRom.........Done.

Updating the basic BootWare segment

To update the basic BootWare segment, enter 3 in the BASIC BOOT menu.

Enter your choice(0-4): 3

Please select your download baudrate:

1.* 9600

2. 19200

3. 38400

4. 57600

5. 115200

0. Return to boot menu

Enter your choice(0-5):

Download baudrate is 9600 bps

Please change the terminal's baudrate to 9600 bps and select XMODEM protocol

Press enter key when ready

Now please start transfer file with XMODEM protocol

If you want to exit, Press <Ctrl+X>

Loading ...CCCCCCCCCCC...Done.

Will you Update Basic BootRom? (Y/N):Y

Updating Basic BootRom...........Done.

Updating extended BootRom? (Y/N):Y

Updating extended BootRom.........Done.

Running the extended BootWare segment

To run the extended BootWare segment, enter 4 in the BASIC BOOT menu.

Enter your choice(0-5): 4

Booting extended BootRom

The extended BootRom is self-decompressing......Done.

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* H3C 7502E-XS BOOTROM, Version 214 *

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Creation Date : Nov 19 2014,11:25:44

CPU Clock Speed : 1000MHz

Memory Size : 4096MB

Flash Size : 1024MB

CPLD Version : 003/001

PCB Version : Ver.A

Mac Address : 741F4A9B818E

Press Ctrl+B to access EXTENDED BOOT MENU...0

Using the EXTENDED BOOT menu

To access the EXTENDED BOOT menu, press Ctrl+B within three seconds after the "Press Ctrl+B to access EXTENDED BOOT MENU...0" prompt message appears. If you fail to do this, the system starts decompressing the Comware software.

Starting......

Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC BOOT MENU...

Press Ctrl+T to start heavy memory test

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* H3C 7502E-XS BOOTROM, Version 214 *

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Creation Date : Nov 19 2014,11:25:44

CPU Clock Speed : 1000MHz

Memory Size : 4096MB

Flash Size : 1024MB

CPLD Version : 003/001

PCB Version : Ver.A

Mac Address : 741F4A9B818E

Press Ctrl+B to access EXTENDED BOOT MENU...0

The following is the EXTENDED BOOT menu:

Password recovery capability is enabled.

EXTENDED BOOT MENU

1. Download image to flash

2. Select image to boot

3. Display all files in flash

4. Delete file from flash

5. Restore to factory default configuration

6. Enter BootRom upgrade menu

7. Skip current system configuration

8. Set switch startup mode

9. Set default boot storage medium

0. Reboot

Ctrl+Z: Access EXTENDED ASSISTANT MENU

Ctrl+F: Format file system

Ctrl+P: Change authentication for console login

Ctrl+R: Download image to SDRAM and run

Enter your choice(0-9):

Table 3 EXTENDED BOOT menu options

Option	Task	Reference
<1> Download image to flash	Download Comware software to the flash memory.	Downloading Comware software to the flash memory
<2> Select image to boot	Select startup image files and configuration files.	Selecting files for startup
<3> Display all files in flash	Display all files in the flash memory.	Displaying all files in the flash memory
<4> Delete file from flash	Delete files from the flash memory.	Deleting a file from the flash memory
<5> Restore to factory default configuration	Restore the factory-default configuration. This option is not available if password recovery capability is enabled.	Restoring the factory-default configuration
<6> Enter BootRom upgrade menu	Access the BootWare upgrade menu	Accessing the BootWare upgrade menu
<7> Skip current system configuration	Skip the configuration file at the next startup. The skip is a one-time operation and takes effect only for the first system boot or reboot after you choose this option. This option is not available if password recovery capability is disabled.	Skipping the configuration file at the next startup
<8> Set switch startup mode	Set the switch startup mode to full startup mode or fast startup mode.	Setting the switch startup mode
<9> Set default boot storage medium	Set the default storage medium. At startup, the switch searches the default storage medium for the startup images.	Setting the default storage medium
<0> Reboot	Reboot the device.	N/A

NOTE:

· Basic Comware 7 software images include a .bin boot image and a .bin system image. A system must have the two images to operate appropriately. They are released both in separate .bin files and in an .ipe package file so you can update the images separately or as a whole. You can set one Comware software image as a main (M) or backup (B) image.

· At startup, the device always attempts to boot first with the main Comware software images. If the attempt fails, for example, because the image file is corrupt, the device tries to boot with the backup Comware software images. If the attempt still fails, the device displays a failure message.

Downloading Comware software to the flash memory

To download Comware software to the flash memory, enter 1 in the EXTENDED BOOT menu.

Enter your choice(0-9): 1

1. Set TFTP protocol parameters

2. Set FTP protocol parameters

3. Set XMODEM protocol parameters

0. Return to boot menu

You can use one of the following protocol and port combinations for the download operation:

· TFTP and the management Ethernet port.

· FTP and the management Ethernet port.

· XMODEM and the console port.

Selecting files for startup

To select files to be used at startup, enter 2 in the EXTENDED BOOT menu.

Enter your choice(0-3): 2

1. Set image file

2. Set bin file

3. Set configuration file

0. Return to boot menu

Table 4 File menu options

Option	Task	Reference
<1> Set image file	Specify an .ipe file for startup.	Selecting an .ipe file for startup
<2> Set bin file	Specify.bin files for startup.	Selecting.bin files for startup
<3> Set configuration file	Specify next-startup configuration files.	Selecting the main and backup configuration files for startup
<0> Return to boot menu	Return to the EXTENDED BOOT menu.	N/A

Selecting an .ipe file for startup

To select an .ipe file, enter 1.

Enter your choice(0-3): 1

File Number File Size(bytes) File Name

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1(b) 186368 flash:/S7500EXS-test.ipe

2(*b) 145408 flash:/S7500EXS.ipe

Free space: 842231808 bytes

(*)-with main attribute

(b)-with backup attribute

(*b)-with both main and backup attribute

Note:Select .bin files. One but only one boot image and system image must be

included.

Enter file No.(Allows multiple selection):2

You have selected:

flash:/S7500EXS.ipe

Please input the file attribute (Main/Backup) main

In this example, the device will use the S7500EXS.ipe file as the main startup image file at the next startup.

Selecting.bin files for startup

To select .bin files, enter 2.

Enter your choice(0-3): 2

File Number File Size(bytes) File Name

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1(b) 186368 flash:/boot-test.bin

2(b) 145408 flash:/system-test.bin

1.bin

3(*b) 134459392 flash:/boot.bin

4(*b) 15006720 flash:/system.bin

Free space: 842231808 bytes

(*)-with main attribute

(b)-with backup attribute

(*b)-with both main and backup attribute

Note:Select .bin files. One but only one boot image and system image must be

included.

Enter file No.(Allows multiple selection):3

Enter another file No.(0-Finish choice):4

You have selected:

flash:/boot.bin

flash:/system.bin

Please input the file attribute (Main/Backup) main

In this example, the device will use the boot.bin and system.bin files as the main startup image files at the next startup.

Selecting the main and backup configuration files for startup

To select the main and backup configuration files for startup, enter 3.

Enter your choice(0-3): 3

File Number File Size(bytes) File Name

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1 3882 flash:/labtop-13.cfg

2(*) 5097 flash:/test.cfg

3 5098 flash:/startup.cfg

Free space: 842231808 bytes

(*)-with main attribute

(b)-with backup attribute

(*b)-with both main and backup attribute

Please input the file number to change: 1

Please input the file attribute (Main/Backup/None) main

In this example, the device will use the labtop-13.cfg file as the main configuration file at the next startup.

Displaying all files in the flash memory

To display all files in the flash memory, enter 3 in the EXTENDED BOOT menu.

Enter your choice(0-9): 3

Display all file(s) in flash:

File Number File Size(bytes) File Name

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1 137865 flash:/diag_20110101-084757.tar.gz

2 0 flash:/lauth.dat

3 305 flash:/.trash/test.py.txt_0001

4 88 flash:/.trash/.trashinfo

5 305 flash:/.trash/c.txt_0001

6 149999 flash:/labtop-13.mdb

7(*b) 134459392 flash:/SYSTEM.bin

8(*b) 15006720 flash:/BOOT.bin

9(*) 3882 flash:/labtop-13.cfg

10 169208 flash:/test.mdb

11 5097 flash:/test.cfg

12 1 flash:/.moduleimagemain.data

13 169208 flash:/startup.mdb

14 5098 flash:/startup.cfg

15 536 flash:/versionInfo/version0.dat

16 8 flash:/versionInfo/versionCtl.dat

17 1056 flash:/versionInfo/version1.dat

18 591 flash:/serverkey

19 553723 flash:/logfile/logfile.log

20 735 flash:/hostkey

Free space: 842231808 bytes

The current image is BOOT.bin

(*)-with main attribute

(b)-with backup attribute

(*b)-with both main and backup attribute

Deleting a file from the flash memory

To delete a file from the flash memory, enter 4 in the EXTENDED BOOT menu, and enter the number of the file to be deleted.

Enter your choice(0-9): 4

Deleting the file in flash:

File Number File Size(bytes) File Name

================================================================================

1 137865 flash:/diag_20110101-084757.tar.gz

2 0 flash:/lauth.dat

3 305 flash:/.trash/test.py.txt_0001

4 88 flash:/.trash/.trashinfo

5 305 flash:/.trash/c.txt_0001

6 149999 flash:/labtop-13.mdb

7(*b) 134459392 flash:/SYSTEM.bin

8(*b) 15006720 flash:/BOOT.bin

9(*) 3882 flash:/labtop-13.cfg

10 169208 flash:/test.mdb

11 5097 flash:/test.cfg

12 1 flash:/.moduleimagemain.data

13 169208 flash:/startup.mdb

14 5098 flash:/startup.cfg

15 536 flash:/versionInfo/version0.dat

16 8 flash:/versionInfo/versionCtl.dat

17 1056 flash:/versionInfo/version1.dat

18 591 flash:/serverkey

19 553723 flash:/logfile/logfile.log

20 735 flash:/hostkey

Free space: 842231808 bytes

The current image is BOOT.bin

(*)-with main attribute

(b)-with backup attribute

(*b)-with both main and backup attribute

Please input the file number to change: 1

The file you selected is diag_20110101-084757.tar.gz,Delete it? (Y/N):Y

Deleting.....Done.

Restoring the factory-default configuration

CAUTION:

Performing this task can cause all next-startup configuration files in the current storage medium to be permanently deleted.

To restore the factory-default configuration from the EXTENDED BOOT menu, make sure password recovery capability is disabled. If the capability is enabled, you cannot perform the task.

To enable the system to start up with the factory-default configuration instead of a next-startup configuration file:

1. Enter 5 in the EXTENDED BOOT menu.

EXTENDED BOOT MENU

1. Download image to flash

2. Select image to boot

3. Display all files in flash

4. Delete file from flash

5. Restore to factory default configuration

6. Enter BootRom upgrade menu

7. Skip current system configuration

8. Set switch startup mode

9. Set default boot storage medium

0. Reboot

Ctrl+Z: Access EXTENDED ASSISTANT MENU

Ctrl+F: Format file system

Ctrl+P: Change authentication for console login

Ctrl+R: Download image to SDRAM and run

Enter your choice(0-9):

2. Follow the system instruction to complete the task.

¡ If password recovery capability is enabled, first disable the capability from the CLI, and then reboot the device to access the EXTENDED BOOT menu.

Password recovery capability is enabled. To perform this operation, first

disable the password recovery capability using the undo password-recovery

enable command in CLI.

¡ If password recovery capability is disabled, enter Y at the prompt to complete the task.

Because the password recovery capability is disabled, this operation can

cause the configuration files to be deleted, and the system will start up

with factory defaults. Are you sure to continue?[Y/N]Y

Setting...Done.

Accessing the BootWare upgrade menu

To access the BootWare upgrade menu, enter 6 in the EXTENDED BOOT menu.

Enter your choice(0-9): 6

1. Update full BootRom

2. Update extended BootRom

3. Update basic BootRom

0. Return to boot menu

For information about this menu, see Table 2.

Skipping the configuration file at the next startup

To skip the configuration file at the next startup, enter 7 in the EXTENDED BOOT menu.

Enter your choice(0-9): 7

The current setting will run with current configuration file when reboot.

Are you sure you want to skip current configuration file when reboot? Yes or No

(Y/N):Y

Setting...Done.

This setting takes effect only at the next startup. It does not take effect for subsequent reboots.

Setting the switch startup mode

The switch supports the following switch startup modes: full startup mode and fast startup mode.

To set the switch startup mode, enter 8 in the EXTENDED BOOT menu.

Enter your choice(0-9): 8

The current mode is full startup mode!

Are you sure you want to change it to fast startup mode? Yes or No (Y/N):Y

Setting...Done.

Setting the default storage medium

At startup, the switch searches the default storage medium for the startup images.

To set the default storage medium, enter 9 in the EXTENDED BOOT menu.

Enter your choice(0-9): 9

Please set the default storage medium:

Note:the default storage medium is flash

NO. Medium Name File System Total Size Available Space

1 flash YAFFS2 1048576KB 822630KB

0 Exit

Enter your choice(0-1): 1

Set the default storage medium successfully!

Using the EXTENDED ASSISTANT menu

1. In the EXTENDED BOOT menu, press Ctrl+Z to enter the EXTENDED ASSISTANT menu.

EXTENDED ASSISTANT MENU

1. Display memory

2. Search memory

0. Return to boot menu

Enter your choice(0-2):

2. To view memory information, enter 1, and then provide the memory address and length.

Enter your choice(0-2): 1

Info: Press Ctrl+C to abort or return to EXTENDED ASSISTANT MENU.

Info: Enter the address and length in hexadecimal notation.

Info: Only 4 bytes mode supported.

Enter memory address:40

Enter memory length:4

00000040: 55555555 55555555 55555555 55555555 UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

3. To search memory for certain data, enter 2, and then provide the start and end addresses and the value of interest.

Enter your choice(0-2): 2

Info: Press Ctrl+C to abort or return to EXTENDED ASSISTANT MENU.

Info: Enter the address and value in hexadecimal notation.

Info: Only 4 bytes mode supported.

Enter start address:80

Enter end address:90

Enter the value to search for:0000

00000080: 3c1b8f10 277b0a24 03600008 00000000 <...'{.$.`......

NOTE:

The device displays and searches for memory information in 4-byte mode. If the memory address you enter is not a multiple of 4 bytes, the device automatically adjusts it.

Table 5 describes the error messages that might appear when you use the EXTENDED ASSISTANT menu.

Table 5 Error messages

Error message	Description
Invalid address.	The start or end address is beyond the memory space or the end address is lower than the start address.
Invalid length	The entered memory length is so great that the calculated end address is beyond the memory space.
Invalid value.	No value is provided at the prompt Enter the value to search for: before Enter is pressed.
The value not fount.	The specified value is not found in the specified memory space, or the length of the specified value is not valid because it is not a multiple of 4 bytes.

BootWare shortcut keys

BootWare provides the shortcut keys in Table 6.

Table 6 BootWare shortcut keys

Shortcut keys	Prompt message	Function
Ctrl+B	Press Ctrl+B to access EXTENDED BOOT MENU…	Accesses the EXTENDED BOOT menu while the device is starting up.
Ctrl+C	Please Start To Transfer File, Press <Ctrl+C> To Exit.	Stops the ongoing file transfer and exits the current operation interface.
Ctrl+C	Info: Press Ctrl+C to abort or return to EXTENDED ASSISTANT MENU.	Returns to the EXTENDED ASSISTANT menu. If the system is outputting the result of an operation, this shortcut key combination aborts the display first.
Ctrl+D	Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC-BOOTROM MENU…	Accesses the BASIC BOOT menu.
Ctrl+D	Ctrl+D = Quit	Exits the parameter settings menu.
Ctrl+F	Ctrl+F: Format file system	Formats the storage medium.
Ctrl+P	Ctrl+P: Change authentication for console login	Skips console login authentication at the next startup. The skip is a one-time operation. It takes effect only for the first system boot or reboot after you choose this option. This function is available only when password recovery capability is enabled.
Ctrl+R	Ctrl+R: Download image to SDRAM and run	Downloads Comware software images to the SDRAM and runs the images to start up the device.
Ctrl+T	Press Ctrl+T to start heavy memory test	Starts a RAM test. IMPORTANT: This RAM test is intended for memory troubleshooting. As a best practice, do not perform this test.
Ctrl+U	Ctrl+U: Access BASIC ASSISTANT MENU	Accesses the BASIC ASSISTANT MENU from the BASIC BOOT menu.
Ctrl+Z	Ctrl+Z: Access EXTENDED ASSISTANT MENU	Accesses the EXTENDED ASSISTANT menu from the EXTENDED BOOT menu. From the EXTENDED ASSISTANT menu, you can display memory information.

Disabling password recovery capability

Password recovery capability controls console user access to the device configuration and SDRAM from BootWare menus. This feature also decides the method for handling console login password loss (see Figure 1).

If password recovery capability is enabled, a console user can access the device configuration without authentication to configure new passwords.

If password recovery capability is disabled, console users must restore the factory-default configuration before they can configure new passwords. Restoring the factory-default configuration deletes the next-startup configuration files.

To enhance system security, disable password recovery capability.

Figure 1 Handling console login password loss

Table 7 summarizes options whose availability depends on the password recovery capability setting.

Table 7 BootWare options and password recovery capability compatibility matrix

BootWare menu option	Password recovery enabled	Password recovery disabled	Tasks that can be performed
Ctrl+R: Download image to SDRAM and run	Yes	No	Load and run Comware software images in SDRAM.
Set configuration file	Yes	No	Specify the main and backup configuration files for the next startup.
Ctrl+P: Change authentication for console login	Yes	No	Skip console login authentication at the next startup. The skip is a one-time operation. It takes effect only for the first system boot or reboot after you choose this option.
Skip current system configuration	Yes	No	Skip the configuration file at the next startup. The skip is a one-time operation. It takes effective only for the first system boot or reboot after you choose this option. This option does not delete the configuration file.
Restore to factory default configuration	No	Yes	Delete the next-startup configuration file and load the factory-default configuration.

To disable password recovery capability:

Step	Command	Remarks
1. Enter system view.	system-view	N/A
2. Disable password recovery capability.	undo password-recovery enable	By default, password recovery capability is enabled.

When password recovery capability is disabled, you cannot downgrade the software configuration of the device to a version that does not support the capability through the BootWare menus. You can do so at the CLI, but the configured BootWare menu password becomes effective again.

Comware software upgrade examples

Using XMODEM to upgrade software through the console port

1. In the EXTENDED BOOT menu, enter 1.

The protocol submenu appears.

Enter your choice(0-9):1

1. Set TFTP protocol parameters

2. Set FTP protocol parameters

3. Set XMODEM protocol parameters

0. Return to boot menu

Enter your choice(0-3):

2. In the protocol submenu, enter 3.

The baud rate submenu appears.

Enter your choice(0-3):3

Please select your download baudrate:

1.* 9600

2. 19200

3. 38400

4. 57600

5. 115200

0. Return to boot menu

Enter your choice(0-5):5

3. Select the correct download baud rate.

In this example, enter 5 to select 115200 bps.

Download baudrate is 115200 bps

Please change the terminal's baudrate to 115200 bps and select XMODEM protocol

4. Change the baud rate of your console terminal to match the setting on the baud rate submenu. Then, close your connection to the device and reestablish the connection to make the terminal's baud rate change take effect. Finally, press Enter.

The download confirmation message appears.

Are you sure to download file to flash? Yes or No (Y/N):Y

5. Enter Y to continue.

Now please start transfer file with XMODEM protocol

If you want to exit, Press <Ctrl+X>

Loading ...CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

6. Select Transfer > Send File in the HyperTerminal window. In the dialog box that appears, click Browse to select the source file, and select Xmodem from the Protocol list. In this example, the file D:\update\main.bin is selected.

Figure 2 File transmission dialog box

7. Click Send.

The following dialog box appears:

Figure 3 File transfer progress

After the file transfer is complete, the system displays the file attribute setting prompt.

8. Enter M to set the file as the main startup image file.

Please input the file attribute (Main/Backup/None) main

The boot.bin image is self-decompressing...

Load File name : default_file boot-update.bin //Specify the downloaded boot image.

Free space: 470519808 bytes

Writing flash...................................................................

.............

Done.

The system-update.bin image is self-decompressing...

Load File name : default_file system-update.bin //Specify the downloaded system image.

Free space: 461522944 bytes

Writing flash...................................................................

.............

Done.

Your baudrate should be set to 9600 bps again!

Press enter key when ready

Using TFTP to upgrade Comware software through the management Ethernet port

In this example, the device acts as the TFTP client.

To upgrade Comware software through the management Ethernet port:

1. Connect the device to the intended TFTP server through the device's management Ethernet port and obtain the IP address of the intended TFTP server. Connect your terminal to the device's console port.

You can use the same PC for the two purposes.

2. On the intended TFTP server, run TFTP server and specify the working path for software upgrade.

3. Run the terminal emulation program on the terminal, reboot the device, and enter the EXTENDED BOOT menu.

4. In the EXTENDED BOOT menu, enter 1.

The protocol submenu appears.

Enter your choice(0-9): 1

1. Set TFTP protocol parameters

2. Set FTP protocol parameters

3. Set XMODEM protocol parameters

0. Return to boot menu

5. In the protocol submenu, enter 1, set the relevant parameters, and press Enter.

Set the required fields and leave the others to use the default settings. If the device and the TFTP server reside on different subnets, you must specify the gateway IP address. If the device and the TFTP server reside on the same subnet, you can specify any unused IP address as the local IP address.

Enter your choice(0-3):1

Load File Name : S7500EXS.ipe

Server IP Address :192.168.0.30

Local IP Address :192.168.0.20

Subnet Mask :0.0.0.0

Gateway IP Address :0.0.0.0

Loading... Done

6. When the following message appears, enter Y.

Are you sure to download file to flash? Yes or No (Y/N):Y

Loading.........................................................................

................................................................................

................................................................Done.

After the file transfer is complete, the system displays the file attribute setting prompt.

7. Enter M to configure the file as the main startup image file.

Please input the file attribute (Main/Backup/None) M

Image file boot.bin is self-decompressing...

Free space: 534980608 bytes

Writing flash...................................................................

................................................................................

...................................................................Done.

Image file system.bin is self-decompressing...

Free space: 525981696 bytes

Writing flash...................................................................

................................................................................

.......................................................................Done.

EXTENDED BOOT MENU

1. Download image to flash

2. Select image to boot

3. Display all files in flash

4. Delete file from flash

5. Restore to factory default configuration

6. Enter BootRom upgrade menu

7. Skip current system configuration

8. Set switch startup mode

9. Set default boot storage medium

0. Reboot

Ctrl+Z: Access EXTENDED ASSISTANT MENU

Ctrl+F: Format file system

Ctrl+P: Change authentication for console login

Ctrl+R: Download image to SDRAM and run

Enter your choice(0-9): 0

If another image file has the main attribute, this operation removes the main attribute from the file.

8. After the EXTENDED BOOT menu appears again, enter 0 to reboot the device.

After the device restarts up, the new software takes effect.

Using FTP to upgrade Comware software through the management Ethernet port

In this example, the device acts as the FTP client.

To upgrade Comware software through the management Ethernet port:

1. Connect the device to the intended FTP server through the device's management Ethernet port and obtain the IP address of the intended TFTP server. Connect your terminal to the device's console port.

You can use the same PC for the two purposes.

2. On the intended FTP server, run FTP server, specify the working path for software upgrade, and configure an FTP user account.

3. Run the terminal emulation program on the terminal, reboot the device, and enter the EXTENDED BOOT menu.

4. Use the relevant steps described in "Using TFTP to upgrade Comware software through the management Ethernet port" to complete the upgrade.

01-Fundamentals Configuration Guide

Updating the extended BootWare segment

Running the extended BootWare segment

BootWare shortcut keys

Comware software upgrade examples

Using XMODEM to upgrade software through the console port

Using TFTP to upgrade Comware software through the management Ethernet port

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